NBC Streaming Service Peacock Releases Trailer For Katmai NP Bears Documentary

The above trailer sets the stage for a July 11 premiere of the documentary series The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge, which will be broadcast on NBC’s Peacock streaming service.

Here’s some more information on the show:

• Premiering July 11 on Peacock, The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge is a playful competition spin on the bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park as they gear up for winter hibernation. Audiences will get a glimpse into the bears using brains and brawn to consume three million calories and gain up to 200 pounds in over 150 days.
   
• Rhys Darby (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Our Flag Means Death, Trolls, Flight of the Conchords) will narrate and provide color commentary. 

ABOUT THE HUNGRY GAMES: ALASKA’S BIG BEAR CHALLENGE

The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge puts a playful competition spin on the bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park as they bulk up for winter hibernation. Over 150 days, the bears battle the elements – and each other – using brains and brawn to consume three million calories and gain up to 200 pounds in Nature’s real-life survival show. Unbeknownst to the bears, their progress is being tracked and ranked for a television audience with narration that combines fascinating facts about bear behavior with clever color commentary. 

ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY:
Premiere: Tuesday, July 11, 2024 
Narrator: Rhys Darby  
Executive Producers:?Alison Barrat, James Manfull, Ari Mark, Phil Lott, David Brown  
Production: Produced for Peacock and Love Nature by Ample Entertainment
Format: Competition Series, 3 x 60 mins